Stories like this are always a challenge, but this one was a pleasure to write. It’s always hard to capsulate a person or group in a few inches of copy.
On a side note, my byline will be MIA for a few weeks as I’ll be out of the newsroom recovering from surgery.
From Humble Location In Broadway, Freelandia Takes Bible Teaching Global
By Kelly Jasper
BROADWAY — Strictly speaking, Freelandia is a Bible college in Broadway.
It sits in a modest brick-and-white building at the end of a gravel driveway, just down the road from Broadway High School. There, a sign advertises Sunday services in the college’s basement. Delmar and Ellen Shoemaker live upstairs, on the second story that doubles as their home and office.
It’s a unique setup, even for a correspondence college. Most people have no idea what goes on here.
“People just see the brick-and-mortar building,†says Delmar, a 60-year-old West Virginia native, who is president of the school. “They don’t know the world is our campus.â€